13 jun 2026
Swiss to vote on whether to cap population at 10 million
On June 14, Swiss voters will be able to decide on a far-right initiative to curb future immigration. What will it mean for the economy and the country's European neighbors if they approve the proposal?
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Voters in Switzerland on Sunday narrowly rejected a divisive anti-immigration proposal to cap the country's population, which had sparked warnings of "chaos". Nearly 55 percent of Swiss voters rejected the initiative put forward by the hard-right Swiss People's Party (SVP), which sought to stop the Alpine nation's population -- currently 9.1 million -- going above 10 million before 2050.
france 24Far-right plan defeated in referendum, according to projection by national broadcaster SRF Voters in Switzerland appeared on Sunday to have rejected an unprecedented far-right proposal to cap the country’s population at 10 million in a divisive referendum dubbed “the Swiss Brexit”. A projection by the national broadcaster SRF, which traditionally calls referendum votes, showed that about 55% of voters were against the proposal by the Swiss People’s party (SVP) and about 45% were in favour.
the guardianSwitzerland has rejected a cap on the country's population when the proposal was put to the vote in a nationwide referendum.
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coverage · 5 outlets
- 05:36bbc news
Switzerland votes on plan to cap population at 10 million
- 08:26sky news
Switzerland rejects a cap on its population
- 16:54the guardian
Swiss voters appear to reject proposal to cap population at 10 million
- 12:57france 24
Swiss reject proposal to cap population at 10 million
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